8.5% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cobblebank · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cobblebank
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge 69.6% of adults are working or looking for work in Cobblebank, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While more people here are employed full-time than in most other areas, the local unemployment rate is also much higher than the state average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is very common at 64.5%, well above Victoria's 59.2%. However, the unemployment rate is also well above the state and national figures, sitting at 8.5%.
69.6% —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.5% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are transport and warehousing at 16.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.8%. Retail trade and construction also employ a significant share of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers make up the largest group of workers at 18.9%. Professionals represent 16.2% of the workforce, while community and personal service roles account for 14.7%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Cobblebank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20590/cobblebank/topic/employment